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UPDATED: June-26-2008  
Chinese Teams Get Good Draw for Olympics
Brazil, Italy and China received favorable draws for the Beijing Olympics Football tournament
 

Brazil, Italy and host China received favorable draws for the Beijing Olympics Football tournament.

In the draw conducted by FIFA, Brazil and China were drawn together in Group C of the men's tournament, along with New Zealand and Belgium, with the top two teams from each group to progress.

In the 16-team men's tournament, defending champion Argentina was drawn in Group A alongside the Ivory Coast, Australia and Serbia.

In Group B, its the Netherlands, Nigeria, Japan and the United States, while Group D drew Italy against South Korea, Cameroon and Honduras.

In the women's draw, China was drawn against Sweden, Argentina and Canada. World champion Germany, and World Cup runner-up Brazil were drawn with North Korea and Nigeria.

The U.S., which was third in last year's women's World Cup, was drawn in Group G with Norway, Japan and New Zealand.

Both tournaments open before the official start of the August 8-24 Olympics. The women's tournament opens on August 6 with six games scheduled in Tianjin, Shenyang and Qinhuangdao.

The men begin on August 7 with eight games in Shanghai, Tianjin, Shenyang and Qinhuangdao.

(Xinhua News Agency April 21, 2008)


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